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by Derek Kessler
Oct 03, 2009
Less than a week after webOS 1.2.0 landed, Palm has started pushing out webOS 1.2.1 to Palm Pre owners nationwide. As rumored, webOS 1.2.1 fixes iTunes sync support, as well as fixing the...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 03, 2009
As rumored, this morning's webOS 1.2.1 update did indeed bring a fix to Media Sync, allowing the Pre to yet again sync more-or-less seemlessly with iTunes 9.0.1. The update brought another...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 02, 2009
If you’re like me, webOS 1.2 threw you for a tiny loop with a change in the gesture behavior. It used to be that you could minimize pop-up notifications by swiping down over the notification box...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 02, 2009
It was just yesterday that Boy Genius Report came out with the claim that the Palm Pixi would be launching on October 20, and already somebody has come forth saying “It’s not so.” That somebody...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 02, 2009
CFI Group consulting firm recently released a new report detailing customer satisfaction in the smartphone sector, ranking the iPhone at the top with Android and webOS-running Pre a close second...
REVIEW
by Derek Kessler
Oct 02, 2009
There are headsets that are stylish, and headsets that sound great, but the Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset is one of the few that successfully combines the two qualities. Sporting...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 02, 2009
Ask just about any Pre owner and they’ll tell you that the phone’s camera is among the best smartphone cameras out there. But they may also lament the camera’s inability to take good macro (close...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 01, 2009
There’s one thing to check off our wish list for upgrades to the Google Maps app on the Palm Pre: Mass transit and walking directions. Actually, that’s two things, so much the better! In...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 01, 2009
There's not much to go on here apart from the date, but Boy Genius Report is claiming that the Palm Pixi will be released on October 20th to Sprint corporate stores and presumably Sprint...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 01, 2009
Is that Slingbox sitting under your TV looking oh so sadly at the Pre in your hand? Rest assured that Sling Media feels your pain. There’s a job listing up on their site for a Senior Mobile User...
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by Derek Kessler
Oct 01, 2009
If you’ll think back to Palm’s last quarterly conference call, they revealed that around 810,000 Pre phones had been sold. Now today despite the pleasant surprise in sales numbers that beat most...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 30, 2009
Say what you will about how many Pre phones Palm has or hasn’t sold, but they seem to be doing well on Amazon.com. Reader jpquezada pointed out to us that not only does the online mega-retailer...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 29, 2009
In all the years I’ve been watching technology, I have never seen a system update go off without a single hitch. There’s always something that goes wrong, and yesterday’s webOS update to 1.2.0 was...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 29, 2009
If you’re looking for a way to irritate Pre owners on Sprint and Bell, here’s a good one: Verizon won’t be getting the Pre currently released, instead they’ll be getting one that’s been updated....
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 29, 2009
Remember that incomplete kill switch we stumbled across in the leaked webOS 1.2? Well, Palm finished it and reserves the right to implement it if they see fit. As mypre.com noted after reviewing...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 28, 2009
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If you thought that some WiFi Palm OS HotSync action was hot, hold onto your hat because MotionApps has just shown off Classic HotSync over Bluetooth. Both Bluetooth and WiFi...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 28, 2009
Go ahead and fire up the updates app and get the latest juicy goodness from Palm: webOS 1.2 is now officially available! We’re downloading it now and will report back to you what we’re finding...
Article
by Derek Kessler
Sep 28, 2009
We're fashionably late to mentioning this, but we figure it's fitting. See, a couple weeks ago there was some big hootenanny in Hollywood where they gave out awards for TV shows or something. I...
REVIEW
by Derek Kessler
Sep 28, 2009
If you’re looking for something more durable and versatile than the standard leather case but don’t need the seriously hardcore protection of an OtterBox, then consider the Nite Ize Leather...
Article
by Derek Kessler
Sep 28, 2009
We found out way back in May via the FCC that the Pre would not put out so much radiation to boil your brains, but recently the Environmental Working Group culled the databases to find out how...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 28, 2009
With nearly 250 total apps - more than a dozen of which have graduated to Palm’s App Catalog - the PreCentral Homebrew App Gallery has logged more than two million downloads since August 19th. It...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 27, 2009
And you thought $79.99 for a Pre was a good deal. The folks over at Phone Cashback.net have teamed up with Wal-Mart/LetsTalk to make the deal even more sweet, with a not-instant rebate for the Pre...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 27, 2009
It's a cool autumn Sunday night in America, and there's only one thing that can mean. Football! We're now two weeks into the 2009 NFL season and for two weeks now we’ve been getting reports that...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 27, 2009
It seems that every other day we turn around and find the Pre discounted again at another retailer. Many of us here at PreCentral, this blogger included, bought a Pre early on in the product’s...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 26, 2009
Sprint has for a few years slowly been gaining a reputation as a discount carrier. While that reputation comes with other stigmas (e.g. why so cheap?), it does come with one significant...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 26, 2009
Move quickly, because this deal expires on Monday, September 28th. Wal-Mart Wireless (formerly known as LetsTalk) has decided to slash $100 off the price of the Palm Pre, dropping it down to a...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 25, 2009
The Pre on Verizon, yes or no? TheStreet.com says no, analysts say yes. Palm isn’t saying anything, except for “more carriers.” So that leaves Verizon as the only interested party that hasn’t...
REVIEW
by Derek Kessler
Sep 25, 2009
With the Jabra BT2070 bluetooth headset, Jabra set out to bring a stylish and functional headset down to mass market prices. Featuring a black cylindrical with an eye-catching glowing yellow...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 24, 2009
With more than 190,000 downloads, it is safe to say that Tweed has a fair number of users, which as you can imagine could put quite the toll on creator Pivotal Labs. Though Pivotal created...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 24, 2009
What do the following have in common? The days over the past month that Palm has added to the App Catalog. The launch of the Pre on Bell Mobility. Palm’s Q1 2010 earnings report. The rumored...
